THE PRESIDENT: It has been something of an effort for me to reach here at ten o'clock in order to meet the obligations of the program as it was only a few days ago that I was in lower California very near the Pacific Ocean in old Mexico. As I turned about to come back toward the East the thought came into my mind that I must be in Washington D. C. at the annual meeting of the Northern Nut Growers Association at ten o'clock on Thursday morning October 7. Traveling over three thousand miles I was fortunate enough to get here just two minutes before the ten o'clock hour so the connections you will see were close. The paper that your president is to present comes at a later place on the program so we will proceed with the business session at once. The first thing on the program is the report of the Secretary and Treasurer. RECEIPTS -------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Dec. 1,1919|Jan. 1,1920| | | to | to | Total |Balance |Dec.31,1919|Sep.30,1920| | ----------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-------+------- Balance on hand date of last | | | | report, Dec. 1, 1919: | | | | Special hickory prize $25.00, Life| | | | membership $25.00, For regular | | | | expenses $106.53 | | | |$156.53 From annual members including | | | | joint subscription to the | | | | American Nut Journal | $ 25.25 | $368.10 |$393.35| | | 9.00 | 9.00| Reports | | 25.00 | 25.00| Contributions for prizes: | | | | Contribution for special hickory | | | | prize | | 25.00 | 25.00| Bulletin No. 5 | | 57.60 | 57.60| |-----------+-----------+-------| | $ 25.25 | $484.70 |$509.95| 509.95 | | | |------- | | | |$666.48 EXPENDITURES